Chapter 2 Mysterious Brocade (1/2)

When Gu Wanchang and Gu Wanhao were talking, Gu Changhuan stood aside obediently, without the impetuousness of an ordinary child.

Gu Wanchang nodded secretly. For a cultivator, aptitude is important, but temper is also the key. Gu Changhuan can be patient at such a young age, which is really good.

"There is still half a year before the next spiritual test conference. People who cultivate immortals should not waste time. During this time, it is better to send Changhuan to the Sutra Library and let the twenty-first uncle teach him to practice."

The twenty-first uncle mentioned by Gu Wanchang is the person with the highest seniority and cultivation in the Gu family. His name is Gu Xuanzhan. He has now reached the ninth level of foundation building and is the mainstay of the Gu family.

"This is a good place." Gu Wanhao nodded. He is the only second-level middle-grade alchemist in the family. In addition to practicing and refining pills every day, he often retreats for several days. It is obviously impossible for him to take care of Gu Changhuan personally.

Gu Changhuan wondered if that great grandfather would also have a long white beard like his grandfather.

"I'll take Chang Huan to see Uncle Twenty-one later. I'm sure he won't mind." Gu Wanhao said.

Gu Wanchang called Gu Chang Huan to him and took out a soul lamp emitting orange light from his storage bag.

He cut off a strand of Gu Chang Huan's hair and put it on the soul lamp to light it. The light of the soul lamp turned into fluorescent blue.

"This is the Qingyun Qi Training Technique. Chang Huan should keep it."

Gu Changsheng raised his hands above his head and took the jade slip given by Gu Wanchang.

A sentence suddenly appeared in his mind: The immortal touched my head and gave me longevity.

Gu Wanhao took Gu Chang Huan to the Shuwu Hall to collect some necessities, including a low-level storage bag, an identity jade card, a first-level middle-grade spirit sword, a bottle of Qi-boosting pills, a bottle of Qi-nourishing pills, and ten low-level spirit stones.

Gu Chang Huan held the things. She hadn't learned how to use the storage bag yet!

"Grandpa..." Gu Chang Huan asked Gu Wanhao for help.

Gu Wanhao helped Gu Changhuan put all the things into the storage bag, and said with a smile, "Huan'er, don't worry. It won't be long before Huan'er can become a cultivator like Grandpa."

Gu Wanhao looked at Gu Changhuan. This was where the future prosperity of the Gu family lay.

With Gu Changhuan here, it was only a matter of time for the Gu family to restore the glory of the ancestors.

"Grandpa will take Huan'er to see the ancestor of our Gu family. The ancestor is one generation higher than Grandpa. He is Huan'er's great grandfather. He is the person with the highest cultivation in our Gu family. Huan'er will pay respect to the great grandfather when he sees him. Huan'er understands?"

Gu Wanhao instructed that Gu Xuanzhan was old and liked humble and polite juniors very much. However, Gu Changhuan was not a naughty child. He was just a little weird sometimes.

"Huan'er understands. Huan'er will pay respect to the great grandfather."

It was already dark at this time, but all the roadsides on Bifeng Mountain were illuminated by night-shining pearls. Gu Changhuan, who had not yet practiced cultivation, could see the road clearly and would not fall down when walking.

The two came to Gu Xuanzhan's cave. Although Gu Xuanzhan's cave was also full of spiritual energy, it was not as good as the clan leader's cave. The clan leader's cave was one of the places with the most spiritual energy in the entire Bifeng Mountain. This did not mean that Gu Xuanzhan's status was not as good as Gu Wanchang. On the contrary, Gu Xuanzhan, who was at the ninth level of the foundation-building period, was the mainstay of the Gu family. It was just that Gu Xuanzhan's current cultivation level could no longer rely on the spiritual energy of Bifeng Mountain to take a step forward.

Before Gu Wanhao announced, the formation of the cave was opened

"The twelfth boy is here. Come in and talk if you have anything to say." Gu Wanhao was the twelfth child in the Gu family. The twelfth boy that Gu Xuanzhan was talking about was naturally Gu Wanhao.

Gu Wanhao stroked his beard to hide his embarrassment. He was over a hundred years old, but his twenty-one uncle still called him "the twelfth boy". His granddaughter was still here!

Gu Changhuan stood behind Gu Wanhao. Although he lowered his head and said nothing, there was a smile in his eyes.

Gu Xuanzhan was dressed like a scholar, looking like a middle-aged man among ordinary people, and his temperament was like that of an ordinary teacher, but he also had an aura that transcended the ordinary.

"Greetings to Uncle 21." Gu Wanhao did not dare to be careless and saluted Gu Xuanzhan. Although Gu Xuanzhan looked like a scholar, he was the strongest master of the foundation-building period in Jiuqi Mountain Range. When this ancestor just entered the late stage of foundation-building, he killed a late-stage and two middle-stage monsters with his own strength, and became famous in one battle. Although he was also in the foundation-building period, he was far inferior to his uncle in terms of combat power.

"Changhuan greets the great grandfather." Gu Changhuan saluted the middle-aged scholar with a respectful look and did not look sideways.

As soon as Gu Xuanzhan raised his hand, Gu Changhuan felt that an unstoppable force supported her. She could not help but be shocked, but her face did not change, and her expression became more respectful.

"No need to be polite, this child is your descendant? Not bad, he is not arrogant and behaves politely, he is a good child." Gu Xuanzhan praised. It is rare that such a young child is not afraid of his momentum. It should be said that he is not afraid, but he can control his emotions and not show it.

It is a good seedling!

"Thank you for the compliment, Grandpa. Chang Huan is ashamed to accept it." Gu Chang Huan was relieved.

"Uncle 21 is too kind, but this child is really good. This time, I came here in the hope that Uncle 21 can teach Chang Huan until the next spiritual test conference. I wonder if Uncle 21 has the time?" Gu Wanhao said with a smile.

The spiritual test conference that Gu Wanhao mentioned is a conference held every three years in various towns of the Gu family. All children of the right age are tested for their spiritual roots, so it is called the spiritual test conference, and there is still nearly half a year before the next spiritual test conference.

Gu Xuanzhan had ignored family matters for a long time, and naturally he didn't know when the next spirit testing conference would be held. However, he didn't mind such a small thing as taking care of the family's descendants. He now guarded the family's Scripture Pavilion every day and was very leisurely. And this child doesn't seem to be the naughty type. He has done this kind of thing before teaching his juniors, so it's not difficult for him.

For Gu Changhuan, it was a good thing to be able to embark on the path of cultivating immortality under the guidance of Gu Xuanzhan. After all, with a good master, the apprentice can take many detours.

"It doesn't matter. You can send someone to take Chang Huan to the Sutra Pavilion tomorrow, and then send someone to pick him up in the evening."

"Thank you, Grandpa." Gu Changhuan's eyes narrowed as she smiled. She was not stupid, so she naturally understood the benefits of a powerful master to her.

Gu Xuanzhan looked at Gu Changhuan who was smiling happily and found it quite pleasing to the eye. He took out a green cicada jade pendant from his storage bag.

"This is a meeting gift from my great-great-grandfather to Chang Huan. Chang Huan keeps it. It can help you block a full blow from the middle stage of foundation building."

Gu Changhuan looked at Gu Wanhao

Gu Wanhao pretended to stop him, but even his beard couldn't stop his smile, and his beard was trembling. Even if he is a second-level mid-level alchemist, he cannot come up with such a good thing.

"Chang Huan, you can't accept it. Uncle Twenty-one, this is too valuable. Chang Huan is still young and won't be able to use such things for the time being."

Gu Xuanzhan gave Gu Wanhao a roll of his eyes and waved his hand indifferently.

"You've been doing these stupid things since you were a kid. If Chang Huan doesn't use it now, won't he use it in the future? Besides, is there any reason to take back what I gave away?!!"

Gu Wanhao's face turned red when Gu Xuanzhan exposed him.

"Chang Huan, why don't you thank Uncle Twenty-one properly? This is a treasure that can save your life in the future!"

Gu Changhuan bowed in salute and raised his hands above his head. "Chang Huan thanked his great grandfather. He will definitely honor his great grandfather in the future, give back to the family, and help my Gu family to last forever." Gu Changhuan said seriously and sincerely every word.

"You're a very sincere child. Your grandfather didn't teach you this. If such a young child has such ambitions, why worry about my family not being happy?"

Gu Xuanzhan said happily that he was getting old and his life was short. Now, in addition to making further progress in cultivation, the only thing he was worried about was his family.

Gu Changhuan was still young, so naturally she didn't understand Gu Xuanzhan's emotion, but what she just said was true to her heart. When Gu Changhuan was at home, he often heard his parents lament that they could not protect the family or fulfill their filial piety in front of their parents, but as children they could only hide in the shadow of their parents' blessings, and so on. Gu Changhuan felt something in his heart every time he heard it.

After bidding farewell to Gu Xuanzhan, Gu Wanhao led Gu Changhuan back to his residence.

"The place where grandpa lives is so beautiful!"

The courtyard where Gu Wanhao lives is just a second-entry courtyard with gray walls and blue tiles. There is a peach tree planted in the yard. The peaches on it are slightly pink and look particularly attractive.

"Huan'er will live in the east wing from now on. Grandpa will live in the main room. Tomorrow morning grandpa will take you to the Sutra Pavilion. You can study hard with Uncle Twenty-one. If you don't understand anything, just ask. Huan'er Do you understand?"

"Huan'er understands."

Gu Changhuan was still a child after all. After running for a long time, she yawned profusely when she stopped. She walked to the room, washed herself, lay down on the bed and fell asleep after a while.

Early the next morning, someone from the Gu family took Gu Changhuan to the Scripture Collection Pavilion to meet Gu Xuazhan. At this time, Gu Xunzhan was already sitting in the Scripture Collection Pavilion, closing his eyes and relaxing. Gu Changhuan saluted with a smile. She couldn't help but feel happy when she thought that she could practice today and become an immortal cultivator.

"Chang Huan pays homage to Grandpa."

"Here, sit down!" Gu Wanhao waved his arm and a futon was placed on the ground.

Gu Changhuan sat on the futon, and she took the book from Gu Xuanzhan. This was a history of the Gu family. Gu Changhuan casually flipped through two pages and found that it contained a detailed record of the history of the Gu family's fortune.

"Can Chang Huan be literate?"

"Grandpa, Chang Huan has studied at home for the past two years and has also learned the Thousand-Character Classic. He can understand most of the texts in the history of this clan." Gu Changhuan replied.

Gu Xuanzhan nodded. This would be much more convenient.

Gu Xuanzhan poured himself a glass of wine, took a sip, smacked his lips intoxicated, and said slowly: "We immortal cultivators are divided into Qi training stage, foundation building stage, Zifu stage, and gold stage according to our level of cultivation. The Dan stage and Yuanying stage, and above Yuanying, it is said that there is a transformation stage. Each major realm is divided into three small realms, and each small realm is divided into three levels. For example, the Qi training period, the initial stage of Qi training. One to three levels, four to six levels in the middle stage of Qi training, and seven to nine levels in the late Qi training stage.”

"However, most immortal cultivators are trapped in the Qi-training stage throughout their lives, and their life span is only one hundred and twenty years; if a few talented people have the opportunity to enter the foundation-building stage, they can live for three hundred years; The taller, the longer the life span. Our Gu family has been established for 327 years. Our ancestor was a master in the late Zi family and an alchemist, so my Gu family has been famous for its elixirs since its establishment. Alchemy is one of the hundreds of arts in cultivating immortality, and it can be said to be the most profitable one. My Gu family has grown and prospered in the Jiuqi Mountains for so many years, and the inheritance of alchemy left by our ancestors can be said to be indispensable."

Gu Xuanzhan paused and continued: "Our ancestor of the Gu family was originally a casual cultivator. He was extremely talented. He was already a master on the eighth level of the Purple Demon Mansion at a young age. If nothing unexpected happens, he is very likely to become a golden elixir. It's a pity. More than 300 years ago, during the Qingzhou Human-Monster War, the ancestor participated in the war and was too popular. He was attacked by several beasts and was seriously injured. Although he was able to save his life, his foundation was damaged to the point that he could not improve his cultivation. However, because of his great military exploits, he was killed. Many rare spiritual objects were given as rewards.

The ancestor was unwilling to lose his mantle, and he did not want to join the sect. He found several like-minded Taoist friends and decided to find a mountain range to start a family together. In the end, they chose the Jiuqi Mountains. At that time, the Jiuqi Mountains were occupied by nine-headed monsters from the Purple Mansion period. After the ancestors of the four families worked together to eradicate the nine-headed monsters, they divided the territory and my Gu family occupied Bifeng Mountain. The Fang family occupied Yuhua Mountain, the Yu family chose Yanshan, and the Zhang family chose Fengming Mountain. Over the years, the four families of Gu, Fang, Yu, and Zhang in Jiuqi Mountains have supported each other to remain strong in the world of Qingzhou immortality. "

"After the ancestors occupied Bifeng Mountain, they married wives and took concubines, and set down the clan rules and the names of their descendants: Tongzhengxuanxuan, Evergreen forever, Haoran style, Immortality forever.

There are twenty generations in total, and one generation lasts for fifty years. If there are monks and mortals with descendants within three generations, they can be sorted according to the generation after the ancestors. "

Speaking of this, Gu Xuanzhan sighed. The family had been established for more than 300 years, but it had actually been going downhill since the death of the ancestor.

"To this day, the Gu family has more than 200 immortal cultivators and more than a million ordinary people. Most of the immortal cultivators are in the Qi training stage, and there are only four masters in the foundation building stage."

Gu Changhuan listened carefully, and then thought to himself: No wonder there are many brothers and sisters in the family, but he is the only one with spiritual roots. The probability of a mortal having spiritual roots is too low.

"The Gu family holds a spirit testing conference every three years to test whether children of appropriate age have spiritual roots. Children with spiritual roots can come to Bifeng Mountain to practice. If there are children with excellent spiritual roots, they will usually be carefully cultivated for the future. Support the family.”

"Speaking of spiritual roots, they are also divided into three, six or nine levels. The best spiritual roots are those with only one single attribute. If a monk has a single spiritual root, he can achieve success at an extremely fast speed without any obstacles if there is no accident. Golden elixir, so the single spiritual root is also called the Tianlinggen, which means the spiritual root given by God, the darling of heaven, but the Tianlinggen is also unique among monks; it is slightly worse than the Tianlinggen , which is the alien spirit root. The alien spirit root cultivation speed is slower than that of the heavenly spirit root, but their strength will be much stronger than that of monks of the same level; the third is the double spiritual root. The double spiritual root monks are very important to a family like our Gu family. In other words, it is something that can only be met. ”

When Gu Xuanzhan said this, he felt quite proud for no other reason than that he himself was a dual spiritual root monk.

"Most of the immortal cultivators actually have three spiritual roots, four spiritual roots or five spiritual roots. However, the fourth spiritual roots and the fifth spiritual roots are called false spiritual roots because their spiritual roots are mixed and difficult to practice."

"But this is not absolute. In addition to judging the qualifications of an immortal cultivator based on his spiritual root, the width of his spiritual root is also very important. The widest spiritual root is one foot, but the way of heaven is incomplete. How can there be a perfect spiritual root? Therefore, cultivating immortals The widest spiritual root of a person is only nine inches and nine minutes, and the narrowest one may be only one minute. Only when the spiritual root is more than one inch wide can you practice normally. If the spiritual root is less than one inch, even if it is a heavenly spiritual root, there will be no family. Or a sect to cultivate.”

Gu Changhuan thought to himself: In this way, although he has a pseudo-spiritual root, he is lucky to have a wide spiritual root. Each of the five attributes of the spiritual root is nine inches and nine points, and he also has a spiritual body. Overall, It should be similar to Shuanglinggen, right?

"Chang Huan should have tested his spiritual roots. Can you tell Grandpa what kind of spiritual roots you have? Do you have spiritual roots with that kind of attribute? How wide is your spiritual root?"

After hearing Gu Xuanzhan's words, Gu Changhuan calmed down his thoughts.

"Grandpa, Chang Huan has five spiritual roots. Each spiritual root is nine inches and nine points."

Gu Changhuan answered seriously that in order to keep it confidential, she did not tell Gu Xuazhan the fact that she had a spirit body.

Gu Xuanzhan exclaimed, "Nine inches and nine points! This is rare! Chang Huan knows that the width of most immortal cultivators' spiritual roots is only four or five inches, and the width of the spiritual roots is not even, with some high and some low. Like you I have never heard of my great-great-grandfather having broad and even spiritual roots for more than two hundred years. Although he has five spiritual roots, his cultivation speed in the future may be faster than that of three spiritual roots."

Gu Changhuan couldn't help but ask, "Grandpa, when can I start practicing?"

A smile flashed in Gu Xuanzhan's eyes. This child had a good heart and could bear to ask until now. It was rare.

"You are still young now. Even if you start practicing, you can only practice for one hour a day. If you exceed this time, it will put a burden on the meridians. The clan leader should have given you the Qingyun Qi Training Technique! My Gu family's Qingyun Qi Training Technique The technique is applicable to all attributes of spiritual roots, and it is easier to practice than other Qi training techniques. You first read the technique carefully, and after you are familiar with it, calm down and start meditating. When your mind is clear of distracting thoughts, you can use the technique to attract the spiritual energy of heaven and earth into your body. , even if you step into the world of immortality.”

"Of course, if there is anything you don't understand during cultivation, you should ask questions in time. If you start practicing without knowing a little about the exercises, various accidents are likely to occur during the cultivation process. In the least, the meridians are damaged, and in severe cases, someone goes crazy and dies on the spot. Do you understand? "

Gu Xuanzhan said with a serious expression.

"Chang Huan has learned a lesson. Thank you for your guidance, great grandpa." Gu Changhuan kept Gu Xuanzhan's words in mind and secretly told himself not to be reckless when practicing in the future.

"You should first familiarize yourself with the first level of the Qingyun Qi Training Technique. If there is anything you don't understand, remember to ask me immediately."

"Yes." Gu Changhuan took out Qingyun Lianqi Jue from the small bag she was carrying, and read the obscure formulas in the book carefully. She stopped from time to time to figure out the meaning, and gradually became selfless.

Gu Xuanzhan waved his sleeves, put away his wine glass, and began to meditate.

After half an hour, Gu Changhuan stood up and saluted Gu Xuanzhan

"Grandpa, Chang Huan is ready."

Gu Xuanzhan asked Gu Changhuan to share his insights. After finding that Gu Changhuan had a thorough understanding of the exercises, he took out an incense stick from his storage bag.

There was a quiet room in the Sutra Pavilion. Gu Xuanzhan inserted the incense into the incense burner, and a flame shot out from his fingertips, lighting the incense.

"You can induce penetration right here!"

The incense that Gu Xuanzhan took out was called the Ningshen Zhenling Incense, which can help immortal cultivators concentrate their minds and calm their Qi faster and draw Qi into their bodies. The price is high, and only foundation-building masters in the entire Gu family can take it out at will and use it for those who are ready to introduce Qi into the body.

After Gu Changhuan started meditating, Gu Xuanzhan closed the quiet room. He returned to his seat and took out a wine glass to drink by himself. But he kept paying attention to Gu Changhuan with his spiritual consciousness.

In the quiet room, Gu Changhuan smelled the scent of Ningshen Zhenling Incense and gradually gave up her distracting thoughts. She gradually felt the existence of the "qi" that Gu Xuanzhan called.

Gu Changhuan can "see" the "qi" that exists between heaven and earth without opening his eyes. They are not purely transparent and colorless, but colorful.

Gu Changhuan circulated the technique, and the surrounding Qi slowly gathered towards her.

After another half cup of tea, the Qi existing between heaven and earth gradually merged into Gu Changhuan's body, gradually converging into a thin ray of five-color spiritual energy in her Dantian.

Gu Changhuan was overjoyed that she had successfully introduced Qi into her body!

Gu Changhuan quickly calmed down and forced the thin five-color spiritual energy to circulate for two days before ending the practice. By this time, the five-color spiritual energy in her Dantian had become much thicker.

"Grandpa, I succeeded!" Gu Changhuan couldn't help but said with a smile as he ran.

Gu Xuanzhan naturally knew that Gu Changhuan had successfully introduced Qi into his body, but he was still happy for Gu Changhuan at this time. Although this child's qualifications are not great, his understanding and character are good. If he can be cultivated, he will also be the arm of the family in the future.

It's just that... the five spiritual roots are so wide, can they draw Qi into the body so fast? This is a bit faster than the speed at which he, who has two spiritual roots, can introduce Qi into his body, even though he does not use any external objects when introducing Qi into his body.

Gu Xuan had doubts about his strategy, but Gu Changhuan's spiritual root condition was so rare that even Gu Xuanzhan didn't know if it was normal for Gu Changhuan to draw Qi into his body so quickly.

No matter how you say it, this is a good thing. If you keep dwelling on this matter, you will inevitably get confused.

"Well, it seems that our Chang Huan is quite talented in cultivation. He successfully introduced Qi into the body in less than an hour. Now Chang Huan is already a cultivator at the first level of Qi training!"

Gu Xuanzhan praised.

"I would also like to thank my great-grandfather for his teachings. If it weren't for my great-grandfather, Chang Huan would probably have taken a detour." Gu Changhuan said modestly, but he couldn't help but smile at the corner of his mouth.

"Okay, your grandpa should know about such a good thing. Just go ahead and come back tomorrow." After speaking, Gu Xuanzhan poured himself another glass of wine.

Gu Changhuan bid farewell to Gu Xuanzhan and left the Scripture Depository Pavilion in high spirits.

Gu Xuanzhan took a sip of wine and sighed in his heart: "This child, so young but abiding by etiquette, must have been taught by his elders at home. It's just that if a cultivator is too tightly bound by these rules, How can he have a clear mind? It doesn't matter, this child is still young, let's see! If this child's path is blocked in the future, it won't be too late to point it out."